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BEGINNINGS PORTRAIT THE 1 Demolition of housing for 8 Iron workers, Wales the building of Bowling ——William Clayton Iron Works, Bradford ——1865 ——Photographer unknown ——Manchester City Galleries ——about 1870 9 Fairburn Lawson Combe ——Museums and Galleries, & Barbour Ltd, Leeds City of Bradford MDC ——Photographer unknown 2 Steam engine, Victoria ——1940s Mustard Works, Doncaster ——Leeds Museums and Galleries ——Photographer unknown (Leeds Industrial Museum) ——1900 10 Knocker up, Bradford ——Doncaster Heritage Services ——Photographer unknown 3 Construction of drinking ——1890 fountain, Oldham ——Museums and Galleries, 19 Wigan pit brow lasses: ——Photographer unknown City of Bradford MDC Carte de visites, Wigan ——about 1865 11 Women munitions ——Photographer unknown ——Gallery Oldham workers, Earlestown, ——about 1880 4 Workers clearing debris, Newton le Willows ——Doncaster Heritage Services Leeds ——Photographer unknown 20 Unemployed workers, ——Photographer unknown ——1915 Tyneside ——1880 “Photographs of newly arrived Asian and ——Courtesy of Manchester ——Humphrey Spender ——Leeds Museums and Galleries Caribbean workers at work are rare. There Libraries, Information and ——1936 (Leeds Industrial Museum) seemed to be a reluctance by some Archives, Manchester City ——Collection Ian Beesley photographers and workers to capture this Council 5 Workers constructing 21 Cleaner, Lancashire development in Britain’s manufacturing sector.” Roker Pier, Sunderland 12 Unemployed man, and Yorkshire Railway ——Photographer unknown “For some members of the working class, their first Bradford Company, Manchester ——29 October 1886 introduction to photography came courtesy of the ——Christopher Pratt ——Photographer unknown ——Tyne and Wear Archives police. As early as 1865 police forces in England ——1900 ——1914-1918 had embraced the new technology to record and Museums INDUSTRIALISATION ——Museums and Galleries, ——Courtesy of Manchester 27 The construction of the and identify criminals. These early portraits City of Bradford MDC Libraries, Information 6 Construction of Manchester Ship Canal, embraced Victorian theories that criminals could and Archives, Manchester Manchester Ship Canal, Manchester 13 End of shift at the be identified by the shape of their head and hands. City Council Manchester ——W E Birtles The unfortunate sitters often appear dirty, unwell Vulcan Foundry, Sheffield ——W E Birtles ——Tim Smith ——1887-1893 and malnourished. Larceny (theft) was a common 22 Coal miner, Lancashire ——1887-1893 ——1980s ——Chetham’s Library, reason for arrest.” ——Photographer unknown ——Chetham’s Library, Manchester ——Museums and Galleries, ——1880s Manchester City of Bradford MDC ——Collection Ian Beesley 28 Dyehouse, Salts Mill, 7 Brass foundry, Wallsend Saltaire, West Yorkshire 14 Mill girls, Elland, 23 Police identification Slipway ——Date 1890s West Yorkshire book of criminals arrested ——Photographer unknown ——Photographer unknown ——John Bulmer in North Shields ——1900 ——Collection Ian Beesley ——1960 ——Photographer unknown ——Tyne and Wear Archives ——Loaned by the photographer ——1902-1916 29 Construction of the and Museums ——Tyne and Wear Archives Manchester Ship Canal, 15 Pit brow lasses, Wigan and Museums Manchester ——Millard ——W E Birtles ——1865 24 Eleanor Gardner, arrested ——1887-1893 ——Collection Ian Beesley in North Shields ——Chetham’s Library, 16 Portrait of an unknown ——Photographer unknown Manchester worker, Exmouth ——19 February 1909 ——Tyne and Wear Archives 30 Engineering works, Leeds ——W Beer and Museums ——Photographer unknown ——about 1880 ——1870 ——Collection Ian Beesley 25 Police identification ——Leeds Museums and Galleries 17 Unknown worker, Leeds book of criminals arrested (Leeds Industrial Museum) ——Photographer unknown in North Shields ——Photographer unknown 31 Construction of the ——1940s ——1902-1916 Manchester Ship Canal, ——Leeds Museums and Galleries ——Tyne and Wear Archives Manchester (Leeds Industrial Museum) and Museums ——W E Birtles 18 Spinner, Lister’s Mill, ——1887-1893 Bradford 26 Robert Muir, miner ——Chetham’s Library, ——Ian Beesley arrested for stealing “Photographer Chris Coekin is interested in Manchester ——1984 potatoes, North Shields ——Photographer unknown how the employees of this factory are the 32 Construction of the ——Loaned by Ian Beesley ——17 August 1914 backbone of production. Coekin worked Manchester Ship ——Tyne and Wear Archives closely with the workers on how they wished Canal, Manchester and Museums to be portrayed. The inspiration came from the ——W E Birtles symbolism of trade union banners held in the ——1887-1893 collection here at the People’s History Museum. ——Chetham’s Library, These images reproduce poses and stances Manchester that the banners portray. ” A UNIT OF SCALE 33 Visit by Edward VIII 41 Steel making flushing slag, • to Dowlais Ironworks, Sheffield Dowlais, Wales ——Photographer unknown ——Photographer unknown ——Date unknown Industrial ——1936 ——People’s History Museum ——People’s History Museum 42 Man cages made by 34 Steeplejacks on Lister’s Vickers Armstrong, society Mill chimney, Bradford Tyne and Wear ——C H Wood ——Photographer unknown Curated by ——Date unknown ——April 1936 in image ——Museums and Galleries, ——Tyne and Wear Archives City of Bradford MDC and Museums Ian Beesley 35 Grand slam bombs, 43 Repairing locomotives, and word Newcastle Scotswood Works, with poetry by 6 Feb. — ——Photographer unknown Newcastle ——7 January 1945 ——Photographer unknown • Ian McMillan ——Tyne and Wear Archives ——April 1948 14 Aug. and Museums ——Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums 36 Boilerman, Victoria Mustard Works, Doncaster 44 Bob Scott surveys empty 2016 ——Photographer unknown looms, Edward Street Mill, Photography is an industrial ——1900 Nelson ——Doncaster Heritage Services ——Photographer unknown process born out of the ——1952 37 Wool scourer, Whiteheads ——People’s History Museum Mill, Laisterdyke, Bradford Industrial Revolution. However, ——Ian Beesley 45 Transformer, Leeds the archives of the north of ——1985 ——Photographer unknown representations of workers ——Loaned by the photographer ——1890s ——Leeds Museums and Galleries England’s industrial towns and 38 Coal cutter, Doncaster are often problematic and this (Leeds Industrial Museum) ——Photographer unknown cities. Each image is placed in ——Date unknown 46 West Yorkshire Foundries, exhibition seeks to understand ——National Coal Mining Leeds Museum for England ——Photographer unknown a theme that explores the ——1950s this tense and sometimes 39 Oil worker, Alaska ——Collection Ian Beesley changing relationship between ——Photographer unknown difficult relationship. On ——24 April 1974 47 Construction of ——People’s History Museum Chadderton power “Around the time of WWI the group photograph of the workforce the image, the worker and station, Manchester became more sophisticated. Instead of regimented lines, display are unseen and 40 Housing clearance, ——Richard Gee photographers constructed complex compositions. Examples Liverpool the landscape. Original poetry ——1951 such as these of railway cleaners would have involved a ——Photographer unknown unpublished photographs from ——Collection Ian Beesley considerable amount of time, organisation and persuasion.” ——Date unknown by Ian McMillan gives voice ——People’s History Museum, 48 The construction of image © Report Digital the Manchester Ship to those workers depicted Canal, Manchester ——W E Birtles ——1887-1893 here, silenced and forgotten ——Chetham’s Library, Manchester by history. THE INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPE INDUSTRIAL THE SELF REPRESENTATIONSELF 49 Gloucester Street, 96 Demolition of housing for 113 Weaving sheds and Newcastle the building of Bowling terraced housing, Bradford ——Jimmy Forsyth Iron Works, Bradford ——Ian Beesley ——1957 ——Photographer unknown ——1984 ——Collection Ian Beesley ——about 1870 ——Loaned by the photographer ——Museums and Galleries, 50 Demolition men, 114 Dean Clough Mills, Halifax City of Bradford MDC Newcastle ——Ian Beesley ——Jimmy Forsyth 97 Coal mine and sheep, ——1982 ——21 September 1956 Location unknown ——Loaned by the photographer ——Tyne and Wear Archives ——Photographer unknown 115 Trafford Park, Manchester and Museums ——Date unknown ——John Bulmer ——People’s History Museum 51 Fanny Morgan and ——1976 her sister, Fryston 98 Elswick Shipyard, ——Loaned by the photographer ——Jack Hulme Newcastle upon Tyne 105 Savoy engine, Lumle 116 Gasholder, Bradford ——Date unknown ——Photographer unknown Thicks, County Durham ——C H Wood ——Courtesy of Wakefield Council ——1885 ——Photographer unknown ——1950s ——Tyne and Wear Archives 52 The Altogether, John ——1874 ——Museums and Galleries, and Museums Pring & Son, Sandbach ——Leeds Museums and Galleries City of Bradford MDC ——Chris Coekin 99 Steel works, Sheffield (Leeds Industrial Museum) 117 The Black Country, Tipton ——2011 ——E Hoppe 106 Mill Chimneys, Bolton ——John Bulmer ——Loaned by the photographer ——1940 “During the closure of the McCormick’s factory in Doncaster workers ——Humphrey Spender ——1961 ——Collection Ian Beesley 53 The Altogether, John were asked to direct photographer Ian Beesley on how they wished to ——Date unknown ——Collection Ian Beesley Pring & Son, Sandbach be photographed. This tyre fitter stated 100 Smoking chimneys, ——On loan from Bolton 118 Mills clearance, Bradford ——Chris Coekin ‘I would like to be photographed in the tyre bay, in the middle of one Bradford Library & Museum Services ——Ian Beesley ——2011 of the biggest tyres, as this was the centre of my working life. I would ——C H Wood 107 Workers’ huts, ——1982 ——Loaned by the photographer like to be sat down, because that’s what I will be doing now I have ——1950s construction of Masham ——Loaned by the photographer ——Museums and Galleries, 54 Redundant tyre fitter been made redundant. Can you keep me in focus, but the background reservoir, Masham, City of Bradford MDC 119 Mills, Oldham McCormick’s Tractors, slightly out of focus as, that will represent my memory, all this will North Yorkshire ——John Bulmer Doncaster slowly go out of focus in my memory’ ” 101 Leeds Mills, Leeds ——Photographer unknown ——1965 ——Ian Beesley ——Pickard ——1895 ——Loaned by the photographer ——2008 ——1900s ——Leeds Museums and Galleries ——Loaned by the photographer ——Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Industrial Museum) 120 Slum clearance, York (Leeds Industrial Museum) ——Photographer unknown 55 Miners playing with 108 Construction of ——1947 their children, Fryston 102 Mills at night, Sowerby Chadderton Power Station, Manchester ——People’s History Museum “The photograph of these tannery workers gives ——Jack Hulme Bridge, Yorkshire ——Richard Gee us an insight into the social hierarchy of the ——1940s ——Photographer unknown 121 Canal Road, Bradford ——1951 workforce. The youngest, probably apprentices, ——Courtesy of Wakefield Council ——1931 ——C H Wood ——Collection Ian Beesley ——Collection Ian Beesley ——1940s sit on the ground. Two slightly older boys 56 George Wagstaff and his ——Museums and Galleries, are seated on the wall to the left. The proud dog, Fryston 103 Blakey’s Boot Protectors, 109 Pendlebury Power Station, City of Bradford MDC workforce present themselves with arms folded. ——Jack Hulme Leeds Salford At the back right stands a disabled worker slightly ——Date unknown ——Photographer unknown ——John Davis separated. He appears part of the group yet ——Courtesy of Wakefield Council ——Date unknown ——1980s not fully included.” ——Leeds Museums and Galleries ——Gallery Oldham (Leeds Industrial Museum) 110 Smokey Bradford, 104 Hull docks, Hull Lister’s Mill ——Photographer unknown ——C H Wood ——Date unknown ——1940s ——Collection Ian Beesley ——Museums and Galleries, City of Bradford MDC 111 Mill, Stockport ——Denis Thorpe ——1980s ——Collection Ian Beesley 112 Coal mining landscape, 76 Burlers and menders, Location unknown Scott Mills, Bradford ——Harold White ——C H Wood ——Date unknown ——1948 ——National Coal Mining ——Museums and Galleries, Museum for England/Harold City of Bradford MDC White Collection

THE WORKFORCE THE 67 Pit brow lasses, Wigan 86 Salford gas meter 77 Burlers and menders, ——Photographer unknown inspectors, Salford Scott Mills, Bradford ——1880s ——Photographer unknown ——C H Wood ——Chetham’s Library, ——1917 ——1948 Manchester ——Courtesy of Manchester ——Museums and Galleries, Libraries, Information and 68 Bricklayers, Yorkshire City of Bradford MDC Archives, Manchester ——Photographer unknown 78 Victoria Mustard workers, City Council ——1890s Doncaster ——Doncaster Heritage Services 87 Vero & Everitt Ltd, ——Photographer unknown Hat Manufacturers, 69 Tannery workers, Hull ——1880s Atherstone, Warwickshire ——Arthur Rodgers ——Doncaster Heritage Services ——Ian Beesley ——1880s 79 Belle Vue Studios, Bradford ——1985 ——Collection Ian Beesley ——Tony Walker ——Loaned by the photographer 70 Pendlebury tripe workers, ——1950s 88 The railway gang, Esholt Salford ——Museums and Galleries, works, Bradford ——Photographer unknown City of Bradford MDC ——Ian Beesley ——1890s 80 Radio workers, ——1977 ——Courtesy of Manchester Location unknown ——Loaned by the photographer Libraries, Information ——Photographer unknown and Archives, Manchester 89 The last miners in ——1930s City Council Lancashire, Grime

——People’s History Museum, HEROIC THE Bridge Colliery, Lancashire 71 Cleaners, Lancashire image © The Daily Herald 57 Study of two miners’ ——Ian Beesley and Yorkshire Railway heads, Location unknown 81 Belle Vue Studios, Bradford ——1989 Company, Manchester ——Photographer unknown ——Tony Walker ——Loaned by the photographer ——Photographer unknown ——Date unknown ——1950s ——1917 90 Miners, Bullcroft Colliery, ——People’s History Museum ——Museums and Galleries, ——Courtesy of Manchester Yorkshire 58 Millworker, Bradford City of Bradford MDC “This image was commissioned by the Labour Libraries, Information ——Photographer unknown ——C H Wood Party to appear on a 1950 election poster. You and Archives, Manchester 82 Workers, County ——1912 ——1940s can see the original on Main Gallery Two. The City Council Industries, York ——Doncaster Heritage Services ——Museums and Galleries, ——Photographer unknown man is a symbol for, and a celebration of, Britain’s 72 Uniformed workers, 91 Members of the Norfolk City of Bradford MDC ——1943 industrial workforce at a time when they had London and North police force play Official ——Collection Ian Beesley 59 Dispatch rider, Location huge electoral power.” Western Railway NUM pickets at football, unknown Company, Location 83 Belle Vue Studios, Bradford Bilsthorpe Colliery, Derby ——P G Hennell unknown ——Tony Walker ——Denis Thorpe ——1940-1945 ——Photographer unknown ——1950s ——1985 ——Collection Ian Beesley ——1914-1918 ——Museums and Galleries, ——Collection Ian Beesley ——Courtesy of Manchester City of Bradford MDC 60 Welder, Location unknown 92 Unknown group of Libraries, Information ——Photographer unknown 64 Thumbs up, Teeside 84 Miners, Esholt, near Leeds workers, Location and Archives, Manchester ——Date unknown ——R L Palme ——Photographer unknown unknown City Council ——People’s History Museum ——1960s ——1900 ——Photographer unknown ——People’s History Museum 73 Unknown factory workers, ——Collection Ian Beesley ——1900s 61 Land girl, Location Location unknown ——Doncaster Heritage Services unknown 65 Foundry worker, Bradford 85 Bobbin liggers, Black ——Photographer unknown ——P G Hennell ——C H Wood Dyke Mills 93 Redundant workforce, ——1890s ——1940-1945 ——1950s ——Queensbury, Bradford McCormick’s tractors ——Collection Ian Beesley ——Collection Ian Beesley ——Museums and Galleries, ——Ian Beesley Doncaster City of Bradford MDC 74 Cleaners, Lancashire ——1984 ——Ian Beesley 62 Labourer, Location unknown 66 Pit pony, Yorkshire and Yorkshire Railway ——Loaned by the photographer ——2007 “Tony Walker’s was one of Bradford’s main ——Photographer unknown ——Harold White Company, Manchester ——Courtesy of the photographer portrait studios. Using a huge 1900 glass negative ——Photographer unknown ——1950 ——Date unknown 94 Blakeys, Leeds camera, the images produced were firmly rooted ——1917 ——People’s History Museum ——National Coal Mining ——Photographer unknown in Victorian studio photography. By the 1950s ——Courtesy of Manchester Museum for England/Harold ——1950s 63 Miner, Location unknown Walker’s style and work were outdated. However, Libraries, Information and White Collection ——Leeds Museums and Galleries ——Harold White the conventions of the Victorian studio portrait Archives, Manchester (Leeds Industrial Museum) ——1950s appealed to newly arrived Asian and Caribbean City Council ——National Coal Mining Museum workers who were familiar with the style 95 The last shift at Kellingley 75 Workers, Masham for England/Harold White following its export across the British Empire. Colliery, the end of deep reservoir, North Yorkshire Collection The Walker’s archive reveals images with a coal mining in the UK, ——Photographer unknown wealth of symbolism. Watches, money, books Yorkshire ——1880 and sunglasses illustrated new-found wealth ——Bruce Rollinson ——Leeds Museums and Galleries and education.” ——18 December 2015 (Leeds Industrial Museum) ——Image ©The Yorkshire Post BEGINNINGS PORTRAIT THE 1 Demolition of housing for 8 Iron workers, Wales the building of Bowling ——William Clayton Iron Works, Bradford ——1865 ——Photographer unknown ——Manchester City Galleries ——about 1870 9 Fairburn Lawson Combe ——Museums and Galleries, & Barbour Ltd, Leeds City of Bradford MDC ——Photographer unknown 2 Steam engine, Victoria ——1940s Mustard Works, Doncaster ——Leeds Museums and Galleries ——Photographer unknown (Leeds Industrial Museum) ——1900 14 Mill girls, Elland, 10 Knocker up, Bradford ——Doncaster Heritage Services West Yorkshire ——Photographer unknown ——John Bulmer 3 Construction of drinking ——1890 ——1960 fountain, Oldham “Photographs of newly arrived ——Museums and Galleries, ——Loaned by the photographer 20 Unemployed workers, ——Photographer unknown Asian and Caribbean workers City of Bradford MDC Tyneside ——about 1865 15 Pit brow lasses, Wigan at work are rare. There seemed 11 Women munitions ——Humphrey Spender ——Gallery Oldham ——Millard workers, Earlestown, ——1936 to be a reluctance by some ——1865 4 Workers clearing debris, Newton le Willows ——Collection Ian Beesley photographers and workers to ——Collection Ian Beesley Leeds ——Photographer unknown 21 Cleaner, Lancashire ——Photographer unknown capture this development in ——1915 16 Portrait of an unknown and Yorkshire Railway ——1880 Britain’s manufacturing sector.” ——Courtesy of Manchester worker, Exmouth Company, Manchester ——Leeds Museums and Galleries Libraries, Information and ——W Beer ——Photographer unknown (Leeds Industrial Museum) Archives, Manchester City ——about 1880 ——1914-1918 Council ——Collection Ian Beesley 5 Workers constructing ——Courtesy of Manchester Roker Pier, Sunderland 12 Unemployed man, 17 Unknown worker, Leeds Libraries, Information ——Photographer unknown Bradford ——Photographer unknown and Archives, Manchester City Council ——29 October 1886 INDUSTRIALISATION ——Christopher Pratt ——1940s 27 The construction of the ——Tyne and Wear Archives ——1900 ——Leeds Museums and Galleries Manchester Ship Canal, 22 Coal miner, Lancashire and Museums ——Museums and Galleries, (Leeds Industrial Museum) Manchester ——Photographer unknown City of Bradford MDC 6 Construction of ——W E Birtles 18 Spinner, Lister’s Mill, ——1880s Manchester Ship Canal, ——1887-1893 13 End of shift at the Bradford ——Collection Ian Beesley Manchester ——Chetham’s Library, Vulcan Foundry, Sheffield ——Ian Beesley 23 Police identification ——W E Birtles Manchester ——Tim Smith ——1984 book of criminals arrested ——1887-1893 ——1980s ——Loaned by Ian Beesley 28 Dyehouse, Salts Mill, in North Shields ——Chetham’s Library, ——Museums and Galleries, Saltaire, West Yorkshire 19 Wigan pit brow lasses: ——Photographer unknown Manchester City of Bradford MDC ——Date 1890s Carte de visites, Wigan ——1902-1916 7 Brass foundry, Wallsend ——Photographer unknown ——Photographer unknown ——Tyne and Wear Archives Slipway ——Collection Ian Beesley ——about 1880 and Museums ——Photographer unknown ——Doncaster Heritage Services 29 Construction of the “For some members of the 24 Eleanor Gardner, arrested ——1900 Manchester Ship Canal, working class, their first in North Shields ——Tyne and Wear Archives Manchester introduction to photography ——Photographer unknown and Museums ——W E Birtles came courtesy of the police. ——19 February 1909 ——1887-1893 As early as 1865 police forces ——Tyne and Wear Archives ——Chetham’s Library, in England had embraced the and Museums Manchester new technology to record and 25 Police identification 30 Engineering works, Leeds identify criminals. These early book of criminals arrested ——Photographer unknown portraits embraced Victorian in North Shields ——1870 ——Photographer unknown ——Leeds Museums and Galleries theories that criminals could be ——1902-1916 (Leeds Industrial Museum) identified by the shape of their ——Tyne and Wear Archives head and hands.The unfortunate and Museums 31 Construction of the Manchester Ship Canal, sitters often appear dirty, unwell 26 Robert Muir, miner Manchester and malnourished. Larceny arrested for stealing ——W E Birtles (theft) was a common reason potatoes, North Shields ——1887-1893 for arrest.” ——Photographer unknown ——Chetham’s Library, ——17 August 1914 Manchester ——Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums 32 Construction of the “Photographer Chris Coekin is Manchester Ship interested in how the employees Canal, Manchester of this factory are the backbone ——W E Birtles ——1887-1893 of production. Coekin worked ——Chetham’s Library, closely with the workers on how Manchester they wished to be portrayed. The inspiration came from the symbolism of trade union banners held in the collection here at the People’s History Museum. These images reproduce poses and stances 41 Steel making flushing slag, • that the banners portray. ” Sheffield ——Photographer unknown ——Date unknown Industrial ——People’s History Museum A UNIT OF SCALE 33 Visit by Edward VIII 42 Man cages made by to Dowlais Ironworks, Vickers Armstrong, society Dowlais, Wales Tyne and Wear ——Photographer unknown ——Photographer unknown Curated by ——1936 ——April 1936 in image ——People’s History Museum ——Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums Ian Beesley 34 Steeplejacks on Lister’s and word Mill chimney, Bradford 43 Repairing locomotives, with poetry by 6 Feb. — ——C H Wood Scotswood Works, ——Date unknown Newcastle ——Museums and Galleries, ——Photographer unknown • Ian McMillan City of Bradford MDC ——April 1948 14 Aug. ——Tyne and Wear Archives 35 Grand slam bombs, and Museums Newcastle 2016 ——Photographer unknown 44 Bob Scott surveys empty ——7 January 1945 looms, Edward Street Mill, Photography is an industrial ——Tyne and Wear Archives Nelson and Museums ——Photographer unknown process born out of the ——1952 36 Boilerman, Victoria ——People’s History Museum Mustard Works, Doncaster Industrial Revolution. However, ——Photographer unknown 45 Transformer, Leeds ——1900 ——Photographer unknown the archives of the north of ——Doncaster Heritage Services ——1890s representations of workers ——Leeds Museums and Galleries 37 Wool scourer, Whiteheads England’s industrial towns and (Leeds Industrial Museum) are often problematic and this Mill, Laisterdyke, Bradford ——Ian Beesley 46 West Yorkshire Foundries, cities. Each image is placed in ——1985 Leeds exhibition seeks to understand ——Loaned by the photographer ——Photographer unknown a theme that explores the ——1950s this tense and sometimes 38 Coal cutter, Doncaster ——Collection Ian Beesley ——Photographer unknown changing relationship between ——Date unknown 47 Construction of difficult relationship. On ——National Coal Mining Chadderton power the image, the worker and Museum for England station, Manchester display are unseen and ——Richard Gee 39 Oil worker, Alaska ——1951 “Around the time of WWI the group the landscape. Original poetry ——Photographer unknown ——Collection Ian Beesley unpublished photographs from ——24 April 1974 photograph of the workforce became ——People’s History Museum 48 The construction of more sophisticated. Instead of regimented by Ian McMillan gives voice the Manchester Ship lines, photographers constructed complex 40 Housing clearance, Canal, Manchester to those workers depicted Liverpool ——W E Birtles compositions. Examples such as these of ——Photographer unknown ——1887-1893 railway cleaners would have involved a ——Date unknown here, silenced and forgotten ——Chetham’s Library, ——People’s History Museum, considerable amount of time, organisation Manchester image © Report Digital and persuasion.” by history. THE INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPE INDUSTRIAL THE SELF REPRESENTATIONSELF 49 Gloucester Street, 96 Demolition of housing for White Collection Newcastle the building of Bowling 113 Weaving sheds and ——Jimmy Forsyth Iron Works, Bradford terraced housing, Bradford ——1957 ——Photographer unknown ——Ian Beesley ——Collection Ian Beesley ——about 1870 ——1984 ——Museums and Galleries, 50 Demolition men, ——Loaned by the photographer City of Bradford MDC Newcastle 114 Dean Clough Mills, Halifax ——Jimmy Forsyth 97 Coal mine and sheep, ——Ian Beesley ——21 September 1956 Location unknown ——1982 ——Tyne and Wear Archives ——Photographer unknown ——Loaned by the photographer and Museums ——Date unknown ——People’s History Museum 115 Trafford Park, Manchester 51 Fanny Morgan and ——John Bulmer her sister, Fryston 98 Elswick Shipyard, 105 Savoy engine, Lumle ——1976 ——Jack Hulme Newcastle upon Tyne Thicks, County Durham ——Loaned by the photographer ——Date unknown ——Photographer unknown ——Photographer unknown ——Courtesy of Wakefield Council ——1885 ——1874 116 Gasholder, Bradford ——Tyne and Wear Archives ——Leeds Museums and Galleries ——C H Wood 52 The Altogether, John and Museums (Leeds Industrial Museum) ——1950s Pring & Son, Sandbach ——Museums and Galleries, ——Chris Coekin 99 Steel works, Sheffield 106 Mill Chimneys, Bolton City of Bradford MDC ——2011 ——E Hoppe ——Humphrey Spender ——Loaned by the photographer “During the closure of the McCormick’s ——1940 ——Date unknown 117 The Black Country, Tipton ——Collection Ian Beesley ——On loan from Bolton ——John Bulmer 53 The Altogether, John factory in Doncaster workers were asked Library & Museum Services ——1961 Pring & Son, Sandbach 100 Smoking chimneys, to direct photographer Ian Beesley on ——Loaned by the photographer ——Chris Coekin how they wished to be photographed. Bradford 107 Workers’ huts, ——2011 ——C H Wood construction of Masham 118 Mills clearance, Bradford ——Loaned by the photographer This tyre fitter stated: ‘I would like to be ——1950s reservoir, Masham, ——Ian Beesley ——Museums and Galleries, North Yorkshire ——1982 54 Redundant tyre fitter photographed in the tyre bay, in the middle City of Bradford MDC ——Photographer unknown ——Loaned by the photographer McCormick’s Tractors, of one of the biggest tyres, as this was the ——1895 Doncaster 101 Leeds Mills, Leeds 119 Mills, Oldham centre of my working life. I would like to ——Leeds Museums and Galleries ——Ian Beesley ——Pickard ——John Bulmer (Leeds Industrial Museum) ——2008 be sat down, because that’s what I will be ——1900s ——1965 ——Loaned by the photographer doing now I have been made redundant. ——Leeds Museums and Galleries 108 Construction of ——Collection Ian Beesley (Leeds Industrial Museum) Chadderton Power 55 Miners playing with Can you keep me in focus, but the 120 Slum clearance, York Station, Manchester their children, Fryston 102 Mills at night, Sowerby ——Photographer unknown background slightly out of focus as, that ——Richard Gee “The photograph of these ——Jack Hulme Bridge, Yorkshire ——1947 will represent my memory, all this will ——1951 tannery workers gives us an ——1940s ——Photographer unknown ——People’s History Museum ——Collection Ian Beesley ——Courtesy of Wakefield Council slowly go out of focus in my memory’ ” ——1931 insight into the social hierarchy 121 Canal Road, Bradford ——Collection Ian Beesley 109 Pendlebury Power 56 George Wagstaff and his ——C H Wood of the workforce. The youngest, Station, Salford dog, Fryston 103 Blakey’s Boot Protectors, ——1940s ——John Davis probably apprentices, sit on ——Jack Hulme Leeds ——Museums and Galleries, ——1980s the ground. Two slightly older ——Date unknown ——Photographer unknown City of Bradford MDC ——Gallery Oldham boys are seated on the wall to ——Courtesy of Wakefield Council ——Date unknown the left. The proud workforce ——Leeds Museums and Galleries 110 Smokey Bradford, (Leeds Industrial Museum) Lister’s Mill present themselves with arms ——C H Wood 104 Hull docks, Hull ——1940s folded. At the back right stands ——Photographer unknown ——Museums and Galleries, a disabled worker slightly ——Date unknown City of Bradford MDC separated. He appears part of ——Collection Ian Beesley 111 Mill, Stockport the group yet not fully included.” ——Denis Thorpe ——1980s ——Collection Ian Beesley 112 Coal mining landscape, Location unknown 76 Burlers and menders, ——Harold White Scott Mills, Bradford ——Date unknown ——C H Wood ——National Coal Mining ——1948 Museum for England/Harold ——Museums and Galleries, City of Bradford MDC THE WORKFORCE THE 67 Pit brow lasses, Wigan 86 Salford gas meter 77 Burlers and menders, ——Photographer unknown inspectors, Salford Scott Mills, Bradford ——1880s ——Photographer unknown ——C H Wood ——Chetham’s Library, ——1917 ——1948 Manchester ——Courtesy of Manchester ——Museums and Galleries, Libraries, Information and 68 Bricklayers, Yorkshire City of Bradford MDC Archives, Manchester ——Photographer unknown 78 Victoria Mustard workers, City Council ——1890s Doncaster ——Doncaster Heritage Services 87 Vero & Everitt Ltd, ——Photographer unknown Hat Manufacturers, 69 Tannery workers, Hull ——1880s Atherstone, Warwickshire ——Arthur Rodgers ——Doncaster Heritage Services ——Ian Beesley ——1880s 79 Belle Vue Studios, Bradford ——1985 ——Collection Ian Beesley ——Tony Walker ——Loaned by the photographer 70 Pendlebury tripe workers, ——1950s 88 The railway gang, Esholt Salford ——Museums and Galleries, works, Bradford ——Photographer unknown City of Bradford MDC ——Ian Beesley ——1890s 80 Radio workers, ——1977 ——Courtesy of Manchester Location unknown ——Loaned by the photographer Libraries, Information ——Photographer unknown and Archives, Manchester 89 The last miners in ——1930s City Council Lancashire, Grime

——People’s History Museum, HEROIC THE “This image was commissioned Bridge Colliery, Lancashire 71 Cleaners, Lancashire image © The Daily Herald 57 Study of two miners’ ——Ian Beesley by the Labour Party to appear and Yorkshire Railway heads, Location unknown 81 Belle Vue Studios, Bradford ——1989 on a 1950 election poster. You Company, Manchester ——Photographer unknown ——Tony Walker ——Loaned by the photographer ——Photographer unknown ——Date unknown can see the original on Main ——1950s ——1917 90 Miners, Bullcroft Colliery, ——People’s History Museum ——Museums and Galleries, Gallery Two. The man is a ——Courtesy of Manchester Yorkshire City of Bradford MDC 58 Millworker, Bradford symbol for, and a celebration of, Libraries, Information ——Photographer unknown ——C H Wood and Archives, Manchester 82 Workers, County ——1912 ——1940s Britain’s industrial workforce City Council Industries, York ——Doncaster Heritage Services ——Museums and Galleries, at a time when they had huge ——Photographer unknown 72 Uniformed workers, 91 Members of the Norfolk City of Bradford MDC electoral power.” ——1943 London and North police force play Official ——Collection Ian Beesley 59 Dispatch rider, Location Western Railway NUM pickets at football, unknown Company, Location 83 Belle Vue Studios, Bradford Bilsthorpe Colliery, Derby ——P G Hennell unknown ——Tony Walker ——Denis Thorpe ——1940-1945 ——Photographer unknown ——1950s ——1985 ——Collection Ian Beesley ——1914-1918 ——Museums and Galleries, ——Collection Ian Beesley “Tony Walker’s was one of ——Courtesy of Manchester City of Bradford MDC 60 Welder, Location unknown 64 Thumbs up, Teeside 92 Unknown group of Libraries, Information ——Photographer unknown ——R L Palme Bradford’s main portrait studios. 84 Miners, Esholt, near Leeds workers, Location and Archives, Manchester ——Date unknown ——1960s Using a huge 1900 glass ——Photographer unknown unknown City Council ——People’s History Museum ——People’s History Museum ——1900 ——Photographer unknown negative camera, the images 61 Land girl, Location 73 Unknown factory workers, ——Collection Ian Beesley ——1900s 65 Foundry worker, Bradford produced were firmly rooted in Location unknown ——Doncaster Heritage Services unknown ——C H Wood 85 Bobbin liggers, Black Victorian studio photography. ——Photographer unknown ——P G Hennell ——1950s Dyke Mills 93 Redundant workforce, ——1890s ——1940-1945 ——Museums and Galleries, By the 1950s Walker’s style ——Queensbury, Bradford McCormick’s tractors ——Collection Ian Beesley ——Collection Ian Beesley City of Bradford MDC ——Ian Beesley Doncaster and work were outdated. 74 Cleaners, Lancashire ——1984 ——Ian Beesley 62 Labourer, Location 66 Pit pony, Yorkshire However, the conventions of unknown and Yorkshire Railway ——Loaned by the photographer ——2007 ——Harold White the Victorian studio portrait Company, Manchester ——Courtesy of the photographer ——Photographer unknown ——Date unknown ——Photographer unknown ——1950 ——National Coal Mining appealed to newly arrived Asian 94 Blakeys, Leeds ——1917 ——People’s History Museum Museum for England/Harold and Caribbean workers who ——Photographer unknown ——Courtesy of Manchester White Collection ——1950s 63 Miner, Location unknown were familiar with the style Libraries, Information and ——Leeds Museums and Galleries ——Harold White Archives, Manchester following its export across the (Leeds Industrial Museum) ——1950s City Council ——National Coal Mining Museum British Empire. The Walker’s 95 The last shift at Kellingley 75 Workers, Masham for England/Harold White archive reveals images with a Colliery, the end of deep reservoir, North Yorkshire Collection coal mining in the UK, wealth of symbolism. Watches, ——Photographer unknown Yorkshire money, books and sunglasses ——1880 ——Bruce Rollinson ——Leeds Museums and Galleries illustrated new-found wealth ——18 December 2015 (Leeds Industrial Museum) ——Image ©The Yorkshire Post and education.”